Retrograde Motion of Planets in 2021: Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

We offer you a calendar of retrograde planets in 2021. There is no retrograde motion of Mars, this year. All the other planets will move backwards, one or more times (this is the case for Mercury).

Retrograde motion of a planet is its apparent backward motion through the sky, as observed from Earth. This apparent retrograde motion is caused by the Earth traveling past a slower-moving outer planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) or when the Earth is itself passed by a faster-moving inner planet (Mercury, Venus or Mars).

So, this is like the apparent motion of the slower car on the highway – an optical illusion. But it is important, from our perspective: we live on Earth and we judge things from an earthly perspective.

Some astrologers consider this apparent backward movement of the planets was to be unlucky, because it goes against the natural order of movement – the direct movement. But a retrograde planet is not necessarily something bad – actually, it is a chance to recognize, understand and correct past mistakes.

Retrograde Planets in 2021

30^th January-21^st February: Mercury retrograde in Aquarius

29^th May-22^nd June: Mercury retrograde in Gemini

27^th September-18^th October: Mercury retrograde in Libra

19^th December 2021-1^st January 2022: Venus retrograde in Capricorn

20^th June-18^th October: Jupiter retrograde in Pisces (until 28^th July) and Aquarius

23^rd May-11^th October: Saturn retrograde in Aquarius

14^th January-20^th August: Uranus retrograde in Taurus

25^th June-1^st December: Neptune retrograde in Pisces

27 April-6^th October: Pluto retrograde in Capricorn

 

Node North and Chiron also move backwards, in 2020.

Node retrograde in Gemini (until 23^rd December) and Taurus: all year long

Chiron retrograde in Aries: 15^th July-19^th December

There is no motion retrograde for Lilith, in 2021.